ART NOUVEAU BALLOON GLASS TABLE LAMP, by Gustav Gurschner and Johann Loetz Witwe, c. 1904, the glass dome in a frosted yellow iridescent ground is crowned by orange abstract swirls...
ART NOUVEAU BALLOON GLASS TABLE LAMP, by Gustav Gurschner and Johann Loetz Witwe, c. 1904, the glass dome in a frosted yellow iridescent ground is crowned by orange abstract swirls accented by dabs of aubergine and green; it rests on a chocolate patinated bronze base of stylized berries whose intertwining stems grow out of stalks of bowed legs which terminate with ruffled feet; the two bowed legs frame the open space into a decorative Art Nouveau cartouche; electrified with two sockets and wiring discretely hidden by the legs; signed at the right side of the base “Gurschner” and marked “Déposé on the left side of the base.